{"data":{"id":"us/47-cfr-90.615","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"47 CFR 90.615","heading":"Individual channels available in the General Category in 806-824/851-869 MHz band.","body":"The General Category will consist of channels 231-260a and 511-550 at locations farther than 110 km (68.4 miles) from the U.S./Mexico border and 140 km (87 miles) from the U.S./Canadian border. All entities will be eligible for licensing on these channels except as described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section.\n(a) In a given 800 MHz NPSPAC region, any channel in the 231-260 range which is vacated by a licensee relocating to channels 551-830 and which remains vacant after band reconfiguration will be available as follows:\n(1) Only to eligible applicants in the Public Safety Category until three years after the release of a public notice announcing the completion of band reconfiguration in that region;\n(2) Only to eligible applicants in the Public Safety or Critical Infrastructure Industry Categories from three to five years after the release of a public notice announcing the completion of band reconfiguration in that region;\n(3) To all entities five years after release of a public notice announcing the completion of band reconfiguration in that region.\n(b) In a given 800 MHz NPSPAC region, any channel in the 231-260 range which is vacated by a licensee relocating to channels 511-550 and remains vacant after band reconfiguration will be available as follows:\n(1) Only to eligible applicants in the Public Safety Category until three years after the release of a public notice announcing the completion of band reconfiguration in that region;\n(2) Only to eligible applicants in the Public Safety or Critical Infrastructure Industry Categories from three to five years after the release of a public notice announcing the completion of band reconfiguration in that region;\n(3) To all entities five years after release of a public notice announcing the completion of band reconfiguration in that region.\n(c) Spectrum Block F1 consists of channels 236-260.\n(d) [Reserved]","path":["Title 47—Telecommunication","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER D—SAFETY AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES","PART 90—PRIVATE LAND MOBILE RADIO SERVICES","Subpart S—Regulations Governing Licensing and Use of Frequencies in the 806-824, 851-869, 896-901, and 935-940 MHz Bands"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-47.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:28Z","sha256":"4034386f93509294c4bdc638527727996bc6af368ceb97bf11f6c8ebf360cc2f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/47-cfr-90.614","next":"us/47-cfr-90.616"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}